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SPECIAL   PvEPOHT. 

CONFEDERATE  STATES  OF  A^IERICA, 

Treasury  Df.partment, 
Richmond,  July  24,  1861. 

Hon.  Howell  Cobb,  Prks't  Congress: 

Sir, 

A  Clergyman  of  the  State  of  Georgia,  pro- 
posed throuali  the  newspapers  that  on  the  Fast  Day,  ap- 
pointed by  Congress,  collections  should  be  taken  up  in  aid 
of  the  Government.  The  proposal  was  acted  upon  without 
further  concert,  and  up  to  this  time  the  sum  of  %  5,278  88 
has  been  paid  into  the  Treasury  from  these  contributions. 
When  it  is  considered  that  the  ])ropopal  was  made  so  late 
that  it  could  not  be  known  at  all  in  man}-  of  the  churches ; 
and  in  none  of  them  could  previous  notice  have  been  given, 
the  amount  may  be  regarded  as  a  spontaneous  and  gratifying 
indication  of  the  sympathy  of  the  religious  community  Avith 
the  Government.  The  source  from  wliieh  the  money  has 
come  would  make  it  peculiarly  appropriate  that  it  should  be 
devoted  to  some  object  connected  Avith  the  sick  and  wounded ; 
upon  some  of  the  donations  this  character  has  been  already' 
impressed  by  the  donors. 

I  would  therefore  respectfully  recommend  that  the  amount 
be  set  apart  as  a  fund  for  the  use  of  the  sick  and  wounded ; 
and  to  that  end  be  paid  over  to  the  committee  raised  by  Con- 
gress to  co-operate  with  the  Mayor  of  Richmond  in  taking 
care  of  the  wounded  in  the  late  battle. 

All  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 

C.  G.  MEMMINGER, 

Secretary  of  the  Treasury. 


I  have   sent  herewith   a   statement   ot"  the   Churches   by 
whom  the  money  has  been  j^iven. 

Donalions  to  the  Confidfratc  States. 

1861. 
June  17,  Thomas  L).  (iiurles,  for  the  Sycamore 

Baptist  Church,  Virginia,  -          5')  00 

S.  JJ.  French,  Union  Meeting  Methodist 

ami  l*rc.<l»ytcrian  Churches,  Virginia,        150   10 
Thomas  D.  Fry,  Freemason  St.  Baptist 

Church.  Norfolk,  Virginia,  -       200  00 

19,  F.  T.  Barbour,  donation,      -  -          50  00 
"       Jas.  C.  Johnson.  Beuhdi  ]5ap.  Church,        104  00 

Wm.  F.  Rice,  donation,        -  -        11100 

J.  G.  Rowe,  Forrest  Chapel  Methodist 

Church,  A'irginia,  -  -  1 1    50 

2(1.    W.  11.  Turter,  Methodist  Churcli.  Au- 
gusta. (Icorgia,  -  -  7D   GO 
R.  B.  Syne,  St.  Stephen's  Bap.  Church, 

King  &  (^ueen  county,  Virginia,       -        100  00 

20,  Evangelical   Lutheran   Church,   Savan- 

nah, Georgia,    -  -  -  75  00 

20,    Rev.  S.  S.  Lambert,  ILirrisonburg  Me- 
thodist Church,  Virginia,  -  21   (Ml 

25,  E.  II.  Williams,  Treasurer  Bap.  Church, 

Clarksville,  Vii'ginia, 
"  Grace  Church,  Richmond,  Virginia,  - 
"  Granby  Street,  Methodist  Church,  Nor- 
folk, Virginia, 
"  Grub  Hill  Episcopal  Church,  A^irginia, 
"  Methodist  Church,  Orange  C.  H.,  Va., 
"       Presbyterian  Church,  Norfolk,  Va.,     - 

26,  Presbyterian  Church,  Petersburg,  Va., 
"  Ben  Isralc  Synagogue,  Columlnis,  Ga., 
''        St.   Peters'  Cathedral,  Richmond,  Va., 

27,  Methodist  Church,  Wilmington,  N.  C, 
"       W.  C.  Rives,  for  Episcopal  Church  in 

Albemarle  county,  Virginia, 
29,    St.  Thomas'  Church,  Orange  C.  H.,  Va., 
"       Presbyterian  Church,  McDonough,  Va., 
"        Wicomico     Church,     Northumberland, 

Virginia,  _  _  _ 

"       William  Norfleet,  donation, 
July    2,    Presbyterian  Church,  Rockingham,  Va,, 


19 

05 

50 

00 

104 

75 

86 

00 

61 

25 

78 

06 

149 

•49 

200 

00 

153 

16 

68 

00 

63 

61 

56 

00 

30 

00 

28 

40 

250 

00 

20 

50 

3 

3,   A  lady  of  Middlesex  county,  Virginia, 

donation.  -  -  -       100  00 

"       Methodist  Church,  Salem,  Virginia,     -  35  25 

5,    Robert  Carter,  for  the  Protestant  Epis- 
copal Church,  Columbus,  Georgia,    -         88  60 
"       Washington  St.  Methodist  Church,  Co- 
lumbia, South  Carolina,    -  -  50  85 
"       Christ  Church,  Columbia,  S.  C,           -       100  00 
"        Catholic  Church,  Savannah,  Georgia,    -        193  45 

8,  The  Second  Presbyterian  Church,  Mem- 

phis, Tennessee,  -  -       250  00 

"       Episcopal  Church,  King  George  C.  H., 

Virginia,  -  -  -  51   00 

9,  Presbyterian  Church,  Gordonsville,  Vir- 

ginia, -  -  -         40  00 

"       Cumberland  St.  Baptist  Church,  Nor- 
folk, Virginia, 

11,  James  City  Chapel,  Virginia, 
"       St.  John's  Church,  Louisa  county,  Va., 
''        Col.  Blanton  Duncan,  commanding  Ken- 
tucky  A^olunteers,   donation   on    his 
birth  day,  "Winchester,  Virginia, 

12,  Corinth  Church,  Powhatan,  Virginia,     - 

13,  Cedar  River,  Baptist  Church,  Virginia, 
*'  Bethann  Church,  near  Athens,  Georgia, 
15,    W.  H.  H,,  Charleston,  South  Carolina, 

donation,  -  -  -  5  00 

"       J.  A.  Wharton,  for  St.  John's  Church, 

Liberty,  Virginia, 
*'       James  T.  Bomm,  for  Court  St.  Baptist 

Church,  Portsmouth,  Virginia,  -          25  50 

17,    The   Churches  of  Monticello,  Florida,       260  00 
June  13,  Rev.  S.  lliggins,  D.  D.,  for  First  Pres- 
byterian Church,  Columbus,  Ga.,      -       200  00 
Rev.  D.  II.  Porter,  for  First  Presbyte- 
rian Church,  Savannah,  Georgia,       -  62  40 
C.  G.  Dowse,  for  Presbyterian  Church, 

Richmond,  Bath,  Georgia,  -        128  25 

John    II.    Porter,    Esq.,    Presbyterian 

Church,  Madison,  Georgia,  -  52  50 

Rev.  C.   B.   King,  for  Congregational, 

Madison,  White  Bluif,  Georgia,         -         35  00 
Miss  Hart  and  Wright,  for  St.  Paul's 
Methodist  Church.  Columbus,  Ga.     -       226  00 


15 

00 

11 

00 

23 

00 

500 

00 

11 

66 

100 

00 

7 

25 

4 

/ 

Rev.  H.  II.  Parks,  for  St.  Luke's  Me- 
thodist Cliurch,  Columbus.  Georgia,       105  70 

Chas.  Bedell,  for  Methodist  riuirch. 
Hamilton,  Georgia.  -  -         33  00 

W.  J.  Maner,  for  iMetho<list  Church, 
Buck  Creek,  Georgia.        -  -  1  01) 

Col.  Wm.  C.  Cooper,  for  Wallos  Baptist 
and  Oak  Grove  Methodist  ('hurches. 
Georgia,  -  -  -         20  00 

Rev.    E.    J.    Pannal,  for    Deer    Heart 

Church,  Jefferson,  Georgia,  -  4  0(1 

July  20,  Hon.  J.  L.  M.  Curry,  for  the  Talladega 

Creek  Baptist  Church.  Alahamn.       -        170  00 

Total.  $:).27.S  ss 


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